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    Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.

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Desire is the essence of a man.

Desire is the essence of a man.

by Benedict Spinoza Found in: Desire Quotes,
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There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's
desire. The other is to get read more

There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's
desire. The other is to get it.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Desire Quotes,
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Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping... waiting... and though unwanted... unbidden... it will stir... open its jaws and read more

Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping... waiting... and though unwanted... unbidden... it will stir... open its jaws and howl. It speaks to us... guides us... passion rules us all, and we obey. What other choice do we have? Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love... the clarity of hatred... and the ecstasy of grief. It hurts sometimes more than we can bear. If we could live without passion maybe we'd know some kind of peace... but we would be hollow... Empty rooms shuttered and dank. Without passion we'd be truly dead.

by Joss Whedon Found in: Desire Quotes,
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You can have anything you want if you want it desperately enough. You must want it with an inner exuberance read more

You can have anything you want if you want it desperately enough. You must want it with an inner exuberance that erupts through the skin and joins the energy that created the world.

by Sheila Graham Found in: Desire Quotes,
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I do desire we may be better strangers.

I do desire we may be better strangers.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Desire Quotes,
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Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?

Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?

by William Shakespeare Found in: Desire Quotes,
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We are always striving for things forbidden, and coveting those
denied us.
[Lat., Nitimur in vetitum semper, cupimusque read more

We are always striving for things forbidden, and coveting those
denied us.
[Lat., Nitimur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata.]

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The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.

The thing we long for, that we are
For one transcendent moment.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Desire Quotes,
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Naked I seek the camp of those who desire nothing.
[Lat., Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peti.]

Naked I seek the camp of those who desire nothing.
[Lat., Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peti.]

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